Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, September 20th
PG Cougars:
(WHL preseason)
PG Cougars 7 Kamloops Blazers 6 (Shootout Saturday in PG)
Details on the Saturday game can be found right here.
Heidt stands tall in Cougars preseason winhttps://t.co/NpKyQWPbye pic.twitter.com/h3uydOyUoY
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 19, 2021
Check out the highlights of our 7-6 shootout win over @blazerhockey last night.
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— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 19, 2021
Kamloops Blazers 5 Prince George Cougars 3 (Friday in Kamloops)
Details on the Friday game can be found right here.
The Cougars play two more preseason games, Friday in Maple Ridge against the Vancouver Giants and Saturday in Victoria against the Royals.
The regular season for the Cougars will begin on October 2nd when they host the Blazers. The Cougars are carrying 27 players, three goalies, nine defencemen, and 15 forwards. Eight of the players are rookies and four are 20-year-olds (one over the limit); goalie Taylor Gauthier, defenceman Majid Kaddoura plus forwards Jonny Hooker, and Connor Bowie. There are 3 PG boys on the team: defenceman Aiden Reeves and forwards Caden Brown and Fischer O’Brien.
We’re happy to announce our broadcast partnership has been extended with @943TheGOAT and Vista Radio in Prince George.
All 68 Regular Season games will be broadcasted on The GOAT. Plus, tomorrow’s Pre-Season tilt with Kamloops.
DETAILS ? https://t.co/6rzqj8LzTm pic.twitter.com/1lrKaaVZty
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 17, 2021
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
PG Spruce Kings:
The Prince George Spruce Kings held their training camp on the weekend at the RMCA. The Spruce Kings open their four-game preseason schedule on Friday against the Centennials in Merritt. The Spruce Kings also visit West Kelowna on September 28th and Penticton on the 29th before concluding the exhibition play on Sunday, October 3rd when they host Merritt at 3 pm.
Austin Fraser and Miguel Marques led the way offensively for Team Blue, both scoring twice en route to a 7-1 victory to conclude Spruce Kings main camp.
?–> https://t.co/XAf3sapNbo#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/J5ZwU243NN
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 19, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
Northern Capitals:
The Northern Capitals female midget hockey team finished with a win, a loss, and two ties at its first tournament of the season which was held in Calgary.
Tough 3-1 loss that afternoon vs the @ReginaRebels. Vanderhoof product, Ella Boon, with the lone goal.
Unfortunately this loss ends our time in Calgary, felt great to be back in the rink!
Thank you @calgaryfireAAA for hosting a great tournament! pic.twitter.com/JID68prYmm
— Northern Capitals (@NCapitalsfmaaa) September 18, 2021
Cariboo Cougars:
??TEAM UPDATE??
Our official roster for the 2021/2022 season, it’s time to #defendthenorth ! #cariboohockey pic.twitter.com/0mBXx9mPC0
— Cariboo Cougars U15AAA (@caribooU15AAA) September 20, 2021
NHL:
Zdeno Chara has agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Islanders, returning to the NHL for a 24th season in the city where his career began.https://t.co/iNP61CNKsR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 18, 2021
Canada West Soccer: (at Masich Place Stadium)
(Men) Trinity Western Spartans 3 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Saturday)
RECAP: @UNBCMSoccer had no shortage of prime, grade-A chances, but found themselves on the short end of a @CanadaWest matchup with the visiting @TWUSpartans.https://t.co/ghk3OmWYqY pic.twitter.com/MC0v9T32nl
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 19, 2021
(Men) Trinity Western Spartans 1 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Tie-Friday)
RECAP: Kensho Ando scored in added time, and @UNBCMSoccer went toe to toe with the @TWUSpartans in a 1-1 draw. Read allllll about it.https://t.co/dwH6M00ptv pic.twitter.com/k0qizy7Oen
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 18, 2021
(Women) Trinity Western Spartans 5 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Saturday)
RECAP: The game took 3.5 hours, thanks to a pair of extended weather delays, but eventually @TWUSpartans & @UNBCWSoccer did clash in a @CanadaWest matchup. https://t.co/3HsqwbU8Vl pic.twitter.com/RTMkEevNUq
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 19, 2021
(Women) Trinity Western Spartans 6 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Friday)
RECAP: @TWUSpartans WSOC looked the part of a @USPORTSca powerhouse, topping a game @UNBCWSoccer side in rainy Prince George. https://t.co/NijMCkvatN pic.twitter.com/v5kS5K5ySF
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 18, 2021
The UNBC men have two losses and two ties after four games while the UNBC women have four losses. Trinity Western is 4-0 in the women’s standings and has a win and three ties after four games in the men’s division. The UNBC soccer teams will visit UBC on Friday and Saturday night before hosting UBC Okanagan on October 1st and 2nd.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Minnesota Twins 3
A five-run first inning from his Blue Jays teammates was all starter Jose Berrios required to shut down the Twins.https://t.co/m7SUb28KiC
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 19, 2021
The Blue Jays, who have won 18 of their last 22, play seven games on the road this week starting tonight (Monday) at Tampa Bay. The Jays hold down the second of two AL wild-card spots, one game behind the Boston Red Sox and 1 1/2 games ahead of the New York Yankees. Toronto has 13 games left, 7 on the road, and 6 at home. The (84-65) Blue Jays have four remaining against Minnesota, three against Tampa, three against the Yankees, and three against Baltimore.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Triple-A Baseball:
Jared Young of Prince George is batting .252 since getting called up to AAA with the Iowa Cubs. The 26-year-old first baseman has four homers and 15 RBI’s in 31 games.
NFL:
Tennessee Titans 33 Seattle Seahawks 30 (OT)
The Seahawks are 1-1. The other three teams in the NFC West, LA Rams, San Francisco, and Arizona are all 2-0.
Derrick Henry ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, Randy Bullock hit a 36-yard field goal midway through overtime, and the Tennessee Titans rallied from a 14-point deficit to stun the Seattle Seahawks 33-30. https://t.co/1ZdlgvwrpK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 20, 2021
Baltimore Ravens 36 Kansas City Chiefs 35 (Sunday night)
Lamar Jackson finally beat Patrick Mahomes, using his legs to rush for 107 yards and scoring twice, including flipping into the end zone for the winning score as Baltimore defeated Kansas City 36-35 Sunday night. https://t.co/bOr09pwJwX
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 20, 2021
Only seven teams are off to a 2-0 start: Denver and Las Vegas in the AFC plus San Francisco, LA Rams, Arizona, Tampa Bay, and Carolina in the NFC.
The 0-2 teams are New York Jets, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis in the AFC plus New York Giants, Atlanta, and Minnesota in the NFC.
Tonight, 0-1 Detroit visits 0-1 Green Bay to conclude the second week of the season.
The second NFL Sunday of the season produced more than its fair share of drama.https://t.co/y01KnxShmb
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 20, 2021
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL regular season schedule is right here.
CFL: (Week 7)
B.C. 27 Montreal 18 (Saturday)
Mike Reilly threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns on 21 for 25 passing as the Lions beat the Alouettes 27-18.https://t.co/S9Nk3k8aBl
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 19, 2021
Winnipeg 37 Edmonton 22 (Saturday)
Top-ranked Bombers beat Elks for fourth straight victory.
MORE: https://t.co/ty5TUSGCt7 pic.twitter.com/Qrn6iHSSBA
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 19, 2021
Saskatchewan 30 Toronto 16 (Friday)
Hamilton 23 Calgary 17 (Friday)
West: Winnipeg 6-1, B.C. and Saskatchewan 4-2, Edmonton 2-4, and Calgary 2-5
East: Toronto and Hamilton 3-3, Montreal 2-3, and Ottawa 1-4.
Games in Week 8 have Hamilton at Ottawa (Wednesday 4:30 PM PT), plus a pair of Friday games: Montreal at Toronto (4:30) and Saskatchewan at B.C. (7:30).
The CFL schedule is right here.
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night while wondering if summer has left us for another year . . . https://t.co/ce9vYMe7Vb
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) September 20, 2021
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks overused phrases in his latest column | https://t.co/W5Q2nHCLks #cityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/Qf1Vbz2WgF
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 17, 2021